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December 30, 2011  9:00 PM

Last Post of 2011



Posted by: Joshua Wood

Hi all, this is my last post for this year. There has been a lot that has happened in the last 12 months. With the economy the way it is it has been a great year for innovation. That isn’t something that I would have thought would have happened and that I am very surprised and happy...

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December 30, 2011  8:45 PM

Google Plus – Idle But There



Posted by: Joshua Wood
Google, Google Plus

Hi all, Google Plus is out there. People, whoever they are, are using it. And it is getting more users every day or so the stats say. Here is my main question. Who are these people using Google Plus? I definitely don’t see them. I saw an article a few months ago, that I can’t find again for...

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December 30, 2011  8:27 PM

RIM Has Had Better Days



Posted by: Joshua Wood
BlackBerry, RIM

Hi all, RIM is behind in pretty much every area that they play in. Heading into 2012 it looks like they plan on staying that way. With no new releases or buzz around their products to usher in the new year it doesn’t look like they are going to gain any ground either. Android and Apple are eating...

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December 29, 2011  1:32 AM

eReaders for Everyone



Posted by: Joshua Wood

Hi all, what is the best eBook reader? Well the answer is no straightforward as “Buy this one” unless you are selling it but the list can be narrowed a bit. Amazon likes their Kindle. I must admit to eyeing it myself but you would have to get one of the newer models. The older ones just don’t...

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December 29, 2011  1:06 AM

Linksys – Not for Everyone



Posted by: Joshua Wood
Linksys

Hi all, the SMB router has gotten better over the years. It only makes sense since technology keeps chugging along at a nice pace. But they are limited. There are still many many things that you can’t do with them. I was recently involved with a client that tried to use a home based Cisco branded...

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December 29, 2011  12:45 AM

Lync iPhone App



Posted by: Joshua Wood
Apple, AppStore, iphone, Lync

Hi all, Lync is a great cooperate IM app. It ties together information from a bunch of different sources such as Exchange calendaring and contacts and add that information seamlessly to Outlook or SharePoint. Now wouldn’t it be great if you could get all that Lync goodness on your iPhone. And you...

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December 27, 2011  4:24 PM

Cisco ISR G2 VPN Accelerator



Posted by: Joshua Wood
Cisco, ISR G1, ISR G2, VPN

Hi all, ever since the ISR G2 routers have been announced the question has been out there about when Cisco will release a VPN accelerator card for the G2 line. Recently Cisco has released the long awaited card. A lot of the time you want to deploy a router at your branch offices for use with a...

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December 27, 2011  3:55 PM

MS Lync vs Cisco UC – Info Roundup



Posted by: Joshua Wood
Cisco, Lynch, MS, presence, redunancy, UC

Hi all, several people that I know in the IT industry have been interested in the battle for the unified communications filed. Particularly the battle between Cisco’s UC product and the one that seems to be gaining ground, Microsoft Lync. The two products have their pros and cons. If you look...

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